by Community Reports/Events | Mar 22, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release
PLEASE JOIN the Inyo County Planning Department will be holding a public workshop for the 2021 General Plan Housing Element update to provide information, answer questions and take comments and suggestions. Counties in California are required to have General Plans to...
by News Staff | Mar 22, 2021 | Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Governor's Office, Inyo County, News Releases, Press Release, State of California, Weather
This will likely come as no surprise to most of those living in Inyo and Mono counties. On March 19, AgnetWest.com posted a story on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack designating 50 of 58 counties in California as being primary natural disaster areas because...
by Deb Murphy | Mar 19, 2021 | LADWP
March 27, 2021: Deb Murphy Our reporter Deb Murphy has long covered water issues here in the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra. We asked her for some perspective on the latest news about Mono County and the Sierra Club’s successful lawsuit against the Los Angeles...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 18, 2021 | Corona Virus, Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Public Health, State of California
Good news for taxpayers who may be feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the changes and disruptions brought about in their lives because of the Covid pandemic. Last-minute changes in the federal tax laws also contributed to the need for a delay. The Treasury Department...
by News Staff | Mar 18, 2021 | City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories
Housing Element Update Virtual Community Workshop The City of Bishop is hosting a Virtual Community Workshop on Wednesday, March 24, at 5:30 pm as part of the 2021 – 2029 Housing Element Update. Participants can join the virtual workshop to learn more about the...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 18, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
James “Jim” Boyd Lambert, 67, of Chalfant Valley, passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of March 9th, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. Jim was born in Blythe, California on February 7th, 1954 to James Robert Lambert, Jr. and his wife...
by News Staff | Mar 18, 2021 | Crime, News Releases
Taxpayers should be on the lookout for new variations of tax-related scams from people identifying themselves as being with the IRS or Social Security, especially this time of year. In the latest twist on a scam related to Social Security numbers, scammers claim to be...
by News Staff | Mar 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Mono County Sheriff's Office, News Releases
The National Sheriff’s Association recognized Mono County Sheriff Ingrid Braun for Women’s History Month. The people that work with the department wanted to make it know that they are honored to call her “our Sheriff.” When asked what advice she has for young women...
by News Staff | Mar 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Obituaries
Kathy went to be with the Lord on February 14, 2021 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She passed with her husband, Rich, at her side. Kathy was born Kathleen Annette McCoy to Lester and Gladyce McCoy on July 1, 1940 in Los Angeles. She grew up in Downey, CA and...
by News Staff | Mar 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, LADWP, News Releases, Press Release
Mono County won their court case against a plan by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to remove irrigation water from the Long Valley from Crowley Lake to Bishop. On Monday, March 8, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda, issued...
by News Staff | Mar 17, 2021 | Entertainment, News Releases
Sierra Wave presents first episode of “Siren’s Gold” starting Monday Night and airing every Mon, Wed and Fri at 8pm. Join in the fun and adventure. Stop binging on TV! At the end of the Golden Age of Piracy, ex-pirate turned pirate-hunter Eli...
by Community Reports/Events | Mar 17, 2021 | General Misc. Stories
Back in October of 2019, our listeners and readers might recall the story of former Manzanar Internee Giichi Matsumura, whose remains were “rediscovered” by two hikers on Mt. Williamson. The story and mystery was covered extensively by the local news media and across...